HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1439 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 90
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ryan C. Fattman
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to place photo identification on EBT cards.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Ryan C. Fattman | 18th Worcester |
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Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol |
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Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
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Leonard Mirra | 2nd Essex |
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Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
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Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
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Peter J. Durant | 6th Worcester |
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Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth |
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Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
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Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol |
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Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
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Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex |
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Diana DiZoglio | 14th Essex |
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Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1439 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 90
By Mr. Fattman of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 90) of Ryan C. Fattman and others for legislation to place photo identification on electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act to place photo identification on EBT cards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 18 of the General Laws, as amended by Section 3 of Chapter 161 of the Acts of 2012, is hereby amended by inserting after section 5N the following new section :-
“Section 5O: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, effective six months following the passage of this section, the department shall include on the front of each newly issued and re-issued electronic benefit transfer card, a photograph of the cardholder. Effective twelve months following the passage of this section, the department shall replace all existing electronic benefit transfer cards with cards containing a photograph of the cardholder.”